Warming Trend, Rain: Brewster's Work Week Weather

SOUTHEAST, NY — Monday’s wintry weather will usher in a warming trend for the rest of the work week in the Hudson Valley. By Friday, daytime highs could be in the 50s! The downside is that rain is likely. Hey, at least it will be too warm to snow.

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said by Tuesday the region will “crack the freezing mark for the first time in 14 days. But then things really begin to warm up for the second half of the week.”

A late-week storm will track along the cold-warm boundary, bringing rain to the Hudson Valley instead of more snow, according to Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

“The combination of surging temperatures, drenching rain and melting snow will accelerate a thaw that will already be underway from the Appalachians to the Atlantic coast,” he said.

“At the very least, travelers and property owners should be prepared for poor drainage area flooding beginning on Friday,” Sosnowski said.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for Putnam County:

• Tuesday-Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
• Tuesday Night-Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday-Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night-Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and freezing rain. Not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
• Thursday-Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Thursday Night-Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Friday-Rain likely. Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
• Friday Night-Rain likely. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Map: AccuWeather.com.